Sunday, April 29, 2012

Your face gives you away, my son

Dallin ran into the house the other day and, holding out a colored plastic Easter egg in his hand, said, "Here, Mom.  This is for you.  It has something special inside."

I would have completely fallen for this--the kids have been bringing me flowers from outside a lot lately--except for the look on Dal's face.  He was way too eager to see me open my special egg and his eyes were lit up with excitement.  I considered, for a moment, entertaining him until I realized his expression also included hints of something I've seen before when he has tried to freak me out with a spider or bug.

"Uh, no thanks, Dub," I replied and shuddered as I imagined opening the egg and a spider running up my arm.  And then I shuddered as I imagined the day I'll no longer be able to read his face like a book and he'll be able to scare the years off me with his "surprises."  Heaven help me then!


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